Write a note on (ii) Wildlife sanctuaries

Explanation

(ii) Wildlife sanctuaries:
(a) Any area other than the area comprised with any reserve forest or the territorial waters can be notified by the State Government to constitute as a sanctuary if such area is of adequate ecological , faunal, floral, geomorphologic, natural or zoological significance.
(b) This is for the purpose of protecting, endangered factual species. some restricted human activities are allowed inside the Sanctuary area (Wildlife Protection Act (WPA 1972) Ecotourism is permitted, as long as animal life is undisturbed.
(c) There are 544 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India, Which is 3.62% of the geographical area of the country.
(d) Sanctuaries are tracts of land where wild animals and fauna can take refuge without being hunted or poached.
(e) Other activities like collection of forest products, regulated harvesting of timber, private ownership of land are permitted. Eg. Periyar wild life sanctuary in Kerala.